Section V  Massey Excursi One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996
©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010

Excursus II: Jones (Missouri)

Date
[1.]Richard B. Jones
Source
2 Feb.1801
Birth: in Baltimore, Md.
1; 2; 27
23 Jul.1871
Death: at Newton Co., Mo. Buried in Neosho, Mo.
2; 1
21 Jan.1840
Marriage: Amelia Smith, b.23 Jun.1819 in Kentucky, d.28 Apr.1877, buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co. Mo.  Her parents were Thomas C. Smith and Mary _________, b.1794, d.3 May 1831.  Amelia Smith was twice married; her first husband was Vincent Cromwell, b.26 Mar.1817, d.28 Sep.1837, buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.  They were married 23 Apr.1837.  They had one child, Mary Vincent Cromwell, b.2 Mar.1838.
27; 2
c.1815
[Moved] to Cynthiana, Ky. where he was reared.
2
c.1843
[Moved] to Calhoun, Ky., where he was engaged in the mercantile business.
2
1845
Returned to Kentucky
2
29 Aug.1870
Newton Co., Mo. Census, town of Neosho:
Person
Age/Sex/Birthplace
Occupation
B.B. Jones
69/M/b.Md.
Dry Goods merchant $9,500 - $23,000
Amelia W.
50/F/b.Ky.

Filburn[sic] P.
21/M/b.Mo.
Clerk in store
Frank
17/M/b.Mo.

Sarah E. 16/F/b.Mo.
Nannie
12/F/b.Mo.

11
1871
Was serving his second term as County Treasurer when he died.
26

Children, all buried in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.:
[2.]Joshua Jones, b.26 Feb.1841, d.5 Mar.1841.
27
+[3.]Hubbard Frazier Jones, b.2 Feb.1843, d.16 Aug.1917; m.15 Nov.1866, Sapphire Richardson, b.26 Oct.1841, d.3 Sep.1926.
1; 2; 27
+[4.]Richard Morgan Jones, b.2 Jan.1845, d.24 Apr.1909; m. Luconda _________, b.5 Apr.1847, d.22 Jun.1873.
1; 27
[5.]Benjamin (Bennie) Jones, b.12 Sep.1846, d.12 Oct.1846.
1; 27
+[6.]Fillmore Taylor Jones, b.7 Nov.1848, d.15 Aug.1912.
27; 1; 2
[7.]Ann Saner Jones, b.26 Jul.1851, d.8 Aug.1851.
27
[8.]Franklin Smith Jones, b.8 Jul.1852, d.23 Mar.1884.
1; 2; 8
+[9.]Sarah (Sally) Elinora Jones, b.4 Mar.1854, d.30 Oct.1930; m.12 May 1872, Frank Raliegh Massey, b.12 Apr.1850, d.25 Jun.1916.
1; 2
[10.]Benjamin Jones, b.1855, d.16 Oct.1866.
1
[11.]Nannie Wilson Jones, b.6 Nov.1856, d.25 Oct.1945, m. Dec.1874, James Hughes, b.3 Jan.1850, d.13 Apr.1917.
1; 27; 2
[12.]Katie Norris Jones, b.11 Feb.1858, d.9 Aug.1858.
27; 1
[13.]Willie Jones, b.5 Apr.1859, d.19 Apr.1859.
1
8

[3.]Hubbard Frazier Jones (1.Richard B.)

2 Feb.1843
Birth: in Cynthiana, Ky.
2; 3; 8
16 Aug.1917
Death: at Wagoner, Okla., buried at Neosho, Mo.
3; 8
15 Nov.1866
Marriage: Serephine (Seph) Richardson, b.26 Oct.1841, d.3 Sep.1926, buried in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.  She was a daughter of Col. Nathan Richardson, a pioneer settler of Newton Co., Mo.
8; 2
16 Aug.1862
Enlisted as a Private in the Federal Army, Company L, Eighth Missouri Volunteer Cavalry.
2; 3
1 May 1863
Commissioned 2nd Lt. in same Company.
3; 2
Aug.1864
Promoted to Captain of same Company.
2; 3
27 Nov.1873
Hubbard Jones, et al., deed to Sallie Massey.
10
1877
Engaged in mercantile business in Arkansas until 1884, Yellville, Ark.
2; 3
1884
Sold out Arkansas mercantile business and returned to Neosho.
2
1884
At Neosho, Mo.: With F.J. Corpeny, opened the Bank of Neosho; elected Cashier.
2; 3
1888
A member of the Neosho City Council; a Knight Templar in the Masonic Order.
2
1894
Sold his Neosho, Mo. bank stock to W.G. Wills and others and moved to Wagoner, Okla.
3
1894
At Wagoner, Okla.: With F.M. Davis, engaged in mercantile business; later on, he purchased Mr. Davis's interest & carried on the business by himself.
3
16 Aug.1917
He died in Wagoner, Okla., his widow surviving.
3

Children:
+[14.]Ella Jones, b.1874, d.30 Oct.1955 in Springfield, Mo., buried in Maple Park Cemetery.  She married, 1893, M-44.Benjamin Ulpian Massey, 1842-1907.
4; 5; 27
[15.]Mabel Jones, in 1917 a resident of Wagoner, Okla.
3
[16.]Mary Jones, deceased by 1917; m. Otis Milligan.  Their daughter m. Alfred Clement, and they had a son, also named Alfred Clement.
3
[17.]Fred Jones, deceased by 1917.  Children in 1917:
16.Ella Jones
17.Fleta Jones
18.Richard Jones
3
[18.](Infant son) _______ Jones, b.18 Nov.1876, d.30 Nov.1876.
8


[4.]Richard M. Jones (1.Richard B.)

2 Jan.1845
Birth
1
24 Apr.1909
Death: Buried in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
1
...
Marriage: Lucinda E. ________, b.5 Apr.1847, d.22 Jul.1873, buried in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
1; 8
20 Apr.1875
At Newton Co., Mo.: F.R. Massey and R.W.[sic] Jones, deed 58 acres in Section 36, Twp.24, Range 30 to John B. Jackson.
9

Children, only one son surviving in 1909:
[19.]R.B. Jones, living 1909, on South Hamilton Street, Neosho, Mo.
6
6

[6.]Filmore T. Jones (1.Richard B.)

7 Dec.1848
Birth: in Neosho, Mo.
1
15 Aug.1912
Death: Buried in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
1
29 Aug.1870
Neosho , Mo. Census:
Filburn P. Jones, Age 21, Clerk in store.
11
1912
His home was six miles northeast of Newtonia, Mo.
7

Children, living in 1912:
[20.]Claude Jones
[21.]Mabel Jones, m._____________ Bush, of Webb City, Mo.
7

[9.]Sallie Jones (1.Richard B.)

4 Mar.1854
Birth
1; 2
30 Oct.1930
Death
1; 2
12 May 1872
Marriage: at Neosho, Mo.: M-42.Frank Raliegh Massey, b.12 Apr.1850, d.25 Jun.1916.
1; 2; 27
14 Jun.1880
Springfield, Greene Co. Mo. Census: Listed as born in Missouri, age 26, wife of Frank Massey.
12
29 Sep.1913
Sallie Massey was paying a family visit in St. Louis, Mo.
13
17 Aug.1916
Sallie E. Massey filed an affidavit that estate of Frank R. Massey, in State of Missouri., does not exceed $400.00 value and requests that no Letters of Administration be issued.
14
5 Jul.1918
Mrs. Sallie E. Massey, Administratrix of estate of Robert D. Massey, deceased, requests the Probate Court to extend her time for filing final settlement until litigation in the U.S. District Court at Ft. Smith, Ark. is resolved.
15
26 May 1920
Sallie E. Massey, Administratrix of estate of Robert D. Massey, deceased, submits her final accounting of the estate, received from the Administrator of the estate of Robert D. Massey in Fort Smith, Ark, amount: $14,940.12.
16
28 Ju.1920
Living at Los Angeles, Calif., Sallie E. Massey files affidavit listing heirs of Robert D. Massey.
17
Note
In the records 9.Sallie Jones is variously called: Sallie, Sallie E., Sarah E. and Sallie Ellers Jones. - [G.L.,Jr., Ed.]


[14.]Ella Jones (2.Hubert F., 1.Richard B.)

1874
Birth
4
30 Apr.1955
Death: in Springfield, Mo.; buried in Maple Park Cemetery.
4
1893
Marriage: M-44.Benjamin Ulpian Massey, b.28 Feb.1842, Sarcoxie, Jasper Co., Mo., d.10 May 1907 at Springfield, Mo.
18; 19
18 May 1907
Ella J. Massey of Campbell Twp., Greene Co., Mo., applies for Letters of Administration of the estate of Benjamin U. Massey, who died intestate 10 May 1907, leaving sons Robert U. Massey and Hubbard J. Massey, and daughters Alice C. Massey and Mildred Massey.
20
1910-1911
At Springfield, Mo.: Ella J. Massey (widow of Benj. U. Massey) listed as Librarian, Court of Appeals.
21
1912-1913
Listed again as Librarian, Court of Appeals.
22
1914
Listed yet again as Librarian, Court of Appeals. 23
19 Aug.1947
Ella J. Massey, living in Springfield, Mo.
24
7 Jun.1951 Mrs. Ella J. Massey, of 745 E. Walnut, Springfield, Mo. listed as entitled to 3/18ths  of 1/7th of Robert Douglass Massey's Dimmit Co., Texas land.
25
30 Apr.1955
Mrs. Ella J. Massey, 80, widow of Benjamin Massey, died in Springfield, Mo. after a two-year illness.  She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
26
[Note The data on which this page is based is located in the file, Excursus-Jones-B.htm - GL,III, ed.]

Sources

Page
1
Larry A. James: Pioneer Families of Newton Co., Mo.; 1976.
p.0802
2
Goodspeed: History of McDonald & Newton Cos., Mo.; 1888.
p.0800
3
Neosho Times: Obituary: 23 Aug.1917.
p.0794
4
Records of Maple Park Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
p.0741
5
Springfield, Mo., News & Leader: Obituary, 1 May 1955.
p.0753
6
Neosho newspaper obituary.
p.0801
7
Neosho newspaper obituary. p.0262
8
Cemetery records: Neosho IOOF Cemetery. pp.0803, 0804
9
Newton Co., Mo.: Deeds.
p.0798
10
Newton Co., Mo.: Deeds. p.0798X
11
Newton Co., Mo. Census, 1870.
p.0747
12
Springfield, Greene Co., Mo., Census, 1880.
p.0742
13
Nina Hough: Journal.
p.0491
14
Greene Co., Mo. Probate Court, File 7744.
p.0744
15
Ibid.; File 7775.
p.0785
16
Ibid.; File 7775. p.0786
17
Ibid.; File 7775. p.0773
18
J.G. Massey: 1908 Notes: 1936 to GL,Jr., p.8
p.0032
19
Newspaper obituary.
p.0525
20
Greene Co., Mo. Probate Court: File 7326. p.0772
21
Springfield, Mo.: City Directory, 1910-1911.
p.0744
22
Springfield, Mo.: City Directory, 1912-1913. p.0745
23
Springfield, Mo.: City Directory, 1914. p.0745
24
Springfield Leader & Press: Obituary Notice.
p.0753
25
Dimmit Co., Texas: Land Papers. p.0632
26
Springfield News & Leader: Obituary Notice. p.0753
27
Appendix XXXIV: Massey-Jones Family Connections.

28
Richard B. Jones: Family Bible.
pp.1060, 1061